{"id":1223,"date":"2022-02-28T14:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=species&#038;p=1223"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:58:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:58:53","slug":"pronghorn","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/species\/pronghorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Pronghorn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Pronghorn are native to the prairies of North America. At one time they numbered in the millions and were found on the open plains from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Mexico to central Canada. With the European settlement of the plains, the population was reduced nearly to extinction. In Arizona, pronghorn are found primarily in the northern plains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The name pronghorn comes from the pronged or sharply pointed horn of the males. The females\u2019 horns are smaller and more slender. Pronghorn have true horns in that the horny tissue is composed of fused hairs which form over a bone core. Horns reach their maximum size during the summer and the sheaths are shed annually, usually in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull image-feature has-alpha-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hunt-history\">Hunt History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a closed season from 1944 to 1948, pronghorn hunting in Arizona recommenced in 1949. Hunts were liberalized gradually, until 1954 when 1,600 permits were issued and 1,146 bucks were taken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the issuance of a number of doe pronghorn permits between 1961 and 1975, this level of harvest has never again been equaled. Annual harvests since 1990 have varied between 500 and 700 bucks, with archers taking a proportionally larger percent of the harvest in recent years. Plagued by encroaching subdivisions, increasing highway construction, and other land-use changes, maintaining even the present number of pronghorn is dependent on citizen involvement and an aggressive translocation program. Approximately 10 percent of the pronghorn harvest is in areas having reintroduced herds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong> .. Pronghorn breed in August and September and the young are born in May and June. The gestation period for the pronghorn is the longest for big-game animals in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"410\" data-src=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PronghornCloseUp_555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1225 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PronghornCloseUp_555.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PronghornCloseUp_555-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PronghornCloseUp_555-122x90.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PronghornCloseUp_555-541x400.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PronghornCloseUp_555-460x340.jpg 460w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 555px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 555\/410;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-dirt-texture has-beta-dark-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-mission\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To conserve Arizona\u2019s diverse wildlife resources and manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"ready-to-get-involved\">Hunt Regulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/hunting\/regulations\/\">Rules and regulations<\/a> for hunting in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Regulations for spring hunts, fall hunts and pronghorn, elk hunts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pronghorn are native to the prairies of North America. 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